Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-216) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: Lukas's story -- What happens to the survivor after someone commits suicide -- Emotional reactions to suicide -- A family's story -- The bargain : a deal we make with life -- Bargains : the long good-bye -- Bargains : scapegoating -- Bargains : "I am guilty; I am a victim" -- Bargains : cutting off -- Bargains : a miscellany -- The saddest bargain : "because you died, I'll die" -- The grand bargain : silence -- Reactions to an adolescent's suicide -- Responding -- Giving help by listening -- Getting help by talking -- Talking with children -- Living with suicide : some stories about responding -- Epilogue: Lukas's story : a personal summary.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Silent Grief is a book for and about & ldquo;suicide survivors & rdquo; & ndash; those who have been left behind by the suicide of a friend or loved one. Author Christopher Lukas is a suicide survivor himself & ndash; several members of his family have taken their own lives & ndash; and the book draws on his own experiences, as well as those of numerous other suicide survivors. These personal testimonies are combined with the professional expertise of Henry M. Seiden, a psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. The authors present information on common experiences of bereavement, grief reacti.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
992E9B72-9DE2-4990-9758-97B41573F9F1
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Silent grief.
International Standard Book Number
184310847X
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bereavement-- United States-- Psychological aspects.
Suicide-- United States.
Suicide victims-- Family relationships-- United States.